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Decisions of Com- mission. 1258 TREA' Decisions of the Commission shall be recorded in the form of Minutes done in duplicate in the English and Spanish languages, signed by each Commissioner and attested by the Secretaries, and copies thereof forwarded to each Government within three days after being signed. Except where the specific approval of the two Governments is required by any provision of this Treaty, if one of the Governments fails to commu- nicate to the Commission its ap- proval or disapproval of a decision of the Commission within thirty days reckoned from the date of the Minute in which it shall have been pronounced, the Minute in question and the decisions which it contains shall be considered to be approved by that Government. The Commissioners, within the limits of their respective jurisdic- tions, shall execute the decisions of the Commission that are ap- proved by both Governments. If either Government disap- proves a decision of the Commis- sion the two Governments shall take cognizance of the matter, and if an agreement regarding such matter is reached between the two Governments, the agree- ment shall be communicated to the Commissioners, who shall take such further proceedings as may be necessary to carry out such agreement. VI - TRANSITORY PROVISIONS ARTICLE 26 During a period of eight years from the date of the entry into force of this Treaty, or until the beginning of operation of thelowest major international reservoir on the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo), should it be placed in operation TIES [59 STAT. Los acuerdos de la Comisi6n se haran constar en forma de actas, levantadas por duplicado, en ingles y en espafiol, firmadas por ambos Comisionados y bajo la fe de los Secretarios, una copia de cada uaa de las cuales sera enviada a cada Gobierno dentro de los tres dias siguientes a su firma. Excepto en los casos en que, de acuerdo con las disposiciones de este Tratado, se requiera especificamente la apro- baci6n de los dos Gobiernos, si un Gobierno deja de comunicar a la Comisi6n su acuerdo aproba- torio o reprobatorio, dentro del t6rmino de 30 dias contados a partir de la fecha que tenga el acta, se darin por aprobadas esta y las resoluciones en ella contenidas. Los Comisionados ejecutaran las resoluciones de la Comisi6n, apro- badas por ambos Gobiernos, dentro de los limites de sus respectivas jurisdicciones. En los casos en que cualquiera de los dos Gobiernos desapruebe un acuerdo de la Comisi6n, ambos Gobiernos tomaran conocimiento del asunto y, si llegaren a un acuerdo, este se comunicara a los Comisionados con objeto de que ellos sigan los procedimientos ne- cesarios para llevar a cabo lo convenido. VI - DISPOSICIONES TRANSITO- RIAS ARTICULO 26 Durante un lapso de ocho afios contados a partir de la fecha en que principle la vigencia de este Tratado, o hasta que sea puesta en operaci6n la presa inferior prin- cipal internacional de almacena- miento en el rio Bravo (Grande), si Relief in time of drought.